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Honey Lake Fault Zone

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The Honey Lake Fault Zone in northeastern California

The Honey Lake Fault Zone is a right lateral-moving (dextral) geologic fault extending through northwestern Nevada and northeastern California. It is considered an integral part of the Walker Lane.

A 50 km (31 mi) zone of disturbed landforms reveals the fault's presence on the surface. The geological evidence shows at least four surface-faulting earthquakes have occurred in the late Holocene era.[1]

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  1. ^ Wills, C. J.; Borchardt, G. (September 1993). "Holocene slip rate and earthquake recurrence on the Honey Lake fault zone, northeastern California". Geology. 21 (9). Geological Society of America: 853–856. Bibcode:1993Geo....21..853W. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0853:HSRAER>2.3.CO;2.

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